1 In those dayes whe ther was a very greate companye and had nothinge to eate Iesus called his disciples to him and sayd vnto the:
2 I have copassion on this people because they have nowe bene with me .iii. dayes and have nothinge to eate:
3 And yf I shuld sende the awaye fastinge to their awne houses they shulde faynt by the waye. For dyvers of the came from farre.
4 And his disciples answered him: where shuld a man have breade here in the wildernes to satisfie these?
5 And he axed them: how many loves have ye? They sayde: seven.
6 And he commaunded the people to syt doune on the grounde. And he toke the .vii. loves gave thankes brake and gave to his disciples to set before them. And they dyd set the before the people.
7 And they had a feawe smale fysshes. And he blessed them and comaunded them also to be set before them.
8 And they ate and were suffysed: And they toke vp yf the broken meate that was lefte .vii. baskettes full.
9 And they yt ate were in nomber aboute fowre thousand. And he sent them awaye.